Smartfish Whirl Laser Mouse w/ Anti-Gravity Comfort Pivot

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

4
Bad:

0

Pros:

Extremely ergonomic design, Not a bad price for a wireless mouse, DPI settings are good for nongaming activities
The full size, wireless Whirl Mini Laser Mouse for laptops offers antigravity comfort with pivot ErgoMotion. It is comfortable, smooth, and easy to use.
Comfortable after adjustment period, Long battery life.

Cons:

Extreme ergonomic design can cause you to focus on your hand, Not sensitive enough for gaming, Design is extremely cheap
Only offers two buttons

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Last revision on December 18, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Extremely ergonomic design, Not a bad price for a wireless mouse, DPI settings are good for nongaming activities
The full size, wireless Whirl Mini Laser Mouse for laptops offers antigravity comfort with pivot ErgoMotion. It is comfortable, smooth, and easy to use
Comfortable after adjustment period, Long battery life
Excellent tracking, Glides across good mousepad, Supposedly better for you than a regular mouse
Excellent tracking, Seems well made, Wireless and portable

Reviewers Didn't Like

Extreme ergonomic design can cause you to focus on your hand, Not sensitive enough for gaming, Design is extremely cheap
Only offers two buttons
Limited programmable features, Takes some time to adjust to design, No Bluetooth compatibility
Feels awkward at first, No side buttons, Feels larger than it is
Takes a while to get accustomed to

Expert reviews and ratings

Rating:I've been using an old Microsoft mouse with my desktop – I've had the same mouse for three years, and while I know I need to replace it, I love the feel of it. So it's just my luck that while I was looking around for a new ergonomic mouse, the...

By GadgetReview on August 02, 2011

I like that the raised positioning kept the base of my palm and my wrist off the desk, which is a bad habit I can’t seem to break. And left handed users will be happy to note that the Whirl is designed for...

By Appletell on June 20, 2011

A specialist design and it works well but it is far from ideal for...

By Kitguru.net on May 28, 2011

Whirl Mini Laser mouseThe mouse, which is full size, sits on a flat platform. That construction allows it to sit high. The top of the mouse is 1.5-in above the table top. This means that your hand is slightly raised when you use it. The heel of your hand...

By The Mac Observer on May 17, 2011

What Smartfish seems to have created is a £15 mouse, mounted on top of a £25 pivot, and I can't help thinking that for a few quid more having a better mouse would have been worthwhile. But after a few hours of intensive use, coughing up the extra for...

By theregister.co.uk on April 27, 2011

The Whirl Laser Mouse provides your wrist with the comfort it needs for basic computer operation. Its energy consumption qualities are also impressive—you’re not going to have to change the mouse’s batteries all that often. It doesn’t revolutionize...

By Macworld on April 04, 2011

I guess if you're willing to put time into getting accustomed to the Whirl then it might be a benefit to people that use a mouse all day. It's certainly going to take a lot to get accustomed to and there is a learning and unlearning period involved with...

By technogog.com on February 28, 2011

The Whirl Ergonomic Pivoting Laser Mouse was designed to try to prevent that. According to the company site, the mouse...

By Computerworld on August 30, 2011

Before I talk about the actual design of the Smartfish Whirl Laser Mouse ($49.95), I wanted to give a tip of the hat to the team at Smartfish for coming up with a comfortable shell that doesn't look like it came out of Doctor Caligari's cabinet . ...

By isource.com on February 13, 2011

The Smartfish Whirl is great little mouse that can be used on any surface with no difficulties and perfect tracking.The Whirl is well made and it's wireless over USB so you can be free of the cord.The USB receiver stores in the back of the mouse for safe...

By technogog.com on February 09, 2011

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